Business Briefs
Business Briefs – March 2020
AAA reports gas prices tumbling amid market uncertainty The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has decreased by three cents to $2.32 in mid-March. The Tri-Cities’ average was $2.71 a gallon, which is lower than the statewide average of $3.05 a gallon, according to AAA. The market plunge is in response to…
Networking – March 2020
NEW HIRES • Erika Wier joined Pasco’s Lourdes Health as chief financial officer in February. She previously worked at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she was assistant chief financial officer and served as compliance officer and was responsible for the oversight of several departments, including case management, revenue cycle, information technology,…
Business Updates – March 2020
If your business is in Benton or Franklin county and has opened/moved/changed names in the last three months, please complete this form to be included in this listing. NEW BUSINESSES Wendy’s restaurant has opened its second Pasco location at 5706 Road 68. Burger King added a third Pasco location at 4501 N. Road 68 alongside…
Networking – February 2020
Awards and Honors • Rich Breshears of Breshears Professional Photography in Kennewick has earned the photographic craftsman degree from Professional Photographers of America, a nonprofit photography trade association. The degree was presented at the association’s annual convention, Imaging USA, held Jan. 19-21 in Nashville, Tennessee. Breshears has met the standards of excellence set by PPA…
Business Briefs – February 2020
Nonstop flight helped push Tri-Cities Airport to record year in 2019 The Tri-Cities Airport reported nearly 440,000 passengers boarded planes in 2019, a new record for the Pasco facility. Overall, the airport processed nearly 890,000 arriving and departing passengers. The 11 percent gain was fueled in part by United Airlines’ addition of a nonstop flight…
Business Updates – February 2020
If your business is in Benton or Franklin county and has opened/moved/changed names in the last three months, please download this form to be included in this listing. NEW BUSINESSES New U Women’s Clinic & Aesthetics has opened at 35 S. Louisiana St., Suite A120, Kennewick. The clinic is a one-stop women’s health clinic. Staff…
Business Briefs — January 2020
Teacher’s World closes in Kennewick Teacher’s World, which sold educational toys and games as well as classroom gear, closed its Kennewick store at Christmas. Owner Shannon Chiamulon will focus on her remaining store in Spokane. Both stores suffered from online competition, leading to falling sales even as costs rose. Chiamulon reached an agreement with her…
Networking — January 2020
Promotions • Heritage University’s new director for its Tri-City branch campus at Columbia Basin College is Martín Valadez. He was the director of workforce education at Heritage. The former Tri-City director, Marisol Rodriguez-Price, had expressed a desire to return to the professorate within the College of Education. Valadez will report to David Wise, the vice…
Business Updates — January 2020
If your business is in Benton or Franklin county and has opened/moved/changed names in the last three months, please download this form to be included in this listing. NEW BUSINESSES D. Lynne’s Boutique has opened at 702 George Washington Way in Richland. The boutique sells clothing and gifts from established and locally-sourced brands. Hours: 10…
Business Briefs — December 2019
Richland asks residents to register video systems Richland residents are being asked to voluntarily register their video surveillance systems with the police department to aid criminal investigations. The database will help investigators track down video when crimes occur in the community. Officers would ask participants in the Voluntary Camera Partnership, or VCP, to check their…
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